No snow days?

So, I actually like snow days but according to this article that would become obsolete. Personally, in in high school the teachers just usually said something in advance or ended up emailing directions to the students on what to read. Often what we did was sometimes obvious. Either do the next assignment, read the next chapter, or wait for it to be discussed. As for distributing Laptops to students well, that may work for some but at the same time I can kind of see problems with that like students getting their own or parents complaining that their kid should just keep the laptop. I always liked the ideas of snow days, even my school took those into account. As for technology to stop that, I just see it as a double edged sword.

Chapter 3 New Media in Art

Surveillance is an interesting thing. Nowadays it seems quite normal but it must have been a shock to see something like that. It kind if reminds me of the movie 1986 and the whole "Big Brother"  paranoia thing. Even with television in regards to all the so called reality shows all of that down to a very basic form is just surveillance, People watching other people for pure entertainment. I would suspect that idea way back when would sound mad but most people nowadays see it as good entertainment. Also, the show called Person of Interest. A show about an Artificial Intelligence that sees/watches everything. From something sinister to entertainment according to the book which I think is an excellent description.

Apple Car

Well this idea seems kind if fun. It does seem like a possibility but I think before the hit the ground running a lot of tests need to done for this kind of car. Granted it appears that there are some secret projects in the work for this kind of vehicle so i'm unsure how far they've actually gotten. However, this idea doesn't really surprise me. If anything I would wonder if a radio would still be necessary in a car like that.

Reading New Media

What really stood out to me for this reading was the filmography. The history of it and how it compares to the current era with things like 4K and 1080p (HD) it has improved vastly. Breaking away from the normality for entertainment reminds me a lot of the Dada movement. No longer caring about social norms but doing it for the sake of being able to. Everything fit to a certain era and it was accepted. Breaking the societal norms seem common when creating new and exciting art no matter the kind if medium.